Run Type: Hills
Distance: 11 km
Cumulative total for the week: 51km
ooh...ooh...excitement! I actually broke the pattern of the last five weeks or so. Friday has for some time now been a steady 14 or 16 km to Komazawa Park at a HR of 145 to 155. But not today, oh noooo, not today. Today, was hills. The trigger for this radical action was that tonight after work I'll be meeting a few of the Namban fellas and going for a run around the Imperial palace followed by a few Asahi Super Drys (or preferably some real beer). So I wanted to do a few less km, but still make it a hardish workout because tonight will be a steady run.
Anyway, ran up to Aobadai along the Meguro River and did five loops of the 700 m hill circuit I have discovered up there. Then ran home again. Interesting thing was the comparative heart rate and pace of the out and back stretches from Aobadai bridge to Meguro Bridge. On the way out, nice and fresh, still warming up, the HR was 135 and pace 4:58/km. Coming back, after the hill repeats, HR was 137 to 140 and the pace was 5:24/km. How about that for a nice illustration of thermal accumulation, fatigue or whatever you want to call it? It was 27 degrees at the start of the run and 28 when I got home. It is going to be a hot one today!
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Hi go girl. Real beer is any beer that has flavour. I am not a fan of mass-produced bland lagers. But here, as in Oz, that is all that is available in a lot of places. Our favourite beer here is called Yona Yona (it means "every night"). It is an American pale ale style, with plenty of fruity Cascade hops and caramelly crystal malt. Yum.
Steve
I'll be poking around in the hope of finding something exciting.
There are micro brewries in the Pacific Northwest (USA) which do real beer. The Pintail Copper Ale was tasty.
Hey there wf, thanks for poking your nose in. Yep, the US craft beer scene is unbelievable. I think it accounts for 3% of beer sales, and yet that 3% is an awesome diverse and eclectic range of beer. It is starting to take off in Australia too I understand. The Wig & Pen in Canberra has been going for a long time, but there are now new craft breweries popping up all over the place (or so I am led to believe). It can only be for the better.
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